Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar

Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar (1036-14 December 1066) was Queen consort of England from January to October 1066 as the wife of Harold Godwinson.

Biography
Ealdgyth was the daughter of Earl Aelfgar of Mercia, and her father was exiled on charges of treason in 1055. He decided to ally with Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, and he had Ealdgyth marry him to consolidate the alliance. Ealdgyth was given a modest amount of land in England during her marriage, and she bore the king a daughter. The king was slain in battle in 1063, and she married her late husband's enemy Harold Godwinson. This weakened the link between the Mercian house and Wales, and allied the throne to the Mercians. She died not long after she was widowed in 1066.